While the Balwant Rai Mehta Committee (1957) recommended the establishment of a three-tier Panchayati Raj system for democratic decentralization, it did not suggest constitutional status for these bodies. The Ashok Mehta Committee suggested making the Panchayati Raj a constitutional provision.
Which one of the following was the first committee to demand constitutional recognition for Panchayats ?
Asked in OPSC CS Prelims 2015 · Topic: Panchayati Raj and Community Development (Evolution of Local Self-Governance: Historical Context and Major Committee Recommendations (e.g., Balwant Rai Mehta, Ashok Mehta, L.M. Singhvi))
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Answer: B. Ashok Mehta Committee
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